When Courtney Pierre Joseph, associate professor of history and African American studies at Lake Forest College, was researching the history of Haitians in Chicago for her dissertation, she found little research or archived documents on the topic. However, Joseph quickly learned that Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable — the first permanent non-Indigenous settler of what later.
Black History Month is being celebrated in February all across the North Shore. Check out our list of events to attend to celebrate. Evanston Feb. 2 — Sip & Paint Black History Month Kickoff at Temperance Beer Company. The Evanston Public Library will provide the paint and supplies with alcohol available for purchase. Ages 21+. In person from 6 to 8 p.m. Join the waiting list online at .